Freda Charcilia Payne was born on September 19,1942 and is an American singer and actress.
15 Facts About Freda Payne
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Freda Payne was an actress in musicals and film, as well as the host of a TV talk show.
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Freda Payne is the older sister of Scherrie Freda Payne, a former singer with the American vocal group the Supremes.
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Freda Payne was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up listening to jazz singers, such as Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday.
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Freda Payne made occasional guest appearances on television shows including The Merv Griffin Show and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
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Freda Payne added theatrical credits to her repertoire: she understudied Leslie Uggams for the Broadway show Hallelujah Baby in 1967, and appeared with the Equity Theatre in a production of Lost in the Stars.
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Freda Payne recorded a duet "I Wanna See You Soon" with Capitol stablemates Tavares.
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Freda Payne released three disco albums for Capitol from 1977 to 1979, Stares and Whispers, Supernatural High and Hot.
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In early 2001, Freda Payne released a new album entitled Come See About Me for the Volt Records label.
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In February 2010, Freda Payne joined Kanye West, Jordin Sparks, Jennifer Hudson, Barbra Streisand and many more on We Are the World for Haiti Relief.
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In 2011, Freda Payne recorded a duet, "Saving A Life", with British pop star Sir Cliff Richard for inclusion on his Soulicious album.
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Freda Payne sang the new duet with Richard along with her own hit "Band of Gold".
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Freda Payne was married to American singer Gregory Abbott from 1976 until 1979.
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Freda Payne later had a relationship with American musician Edmund Sylvers from 1979 until January 1983.
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In 2017, Freda Payne was inducted into the 2017 class of the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame, in her hometown of Detroit.